James 4:10

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.”

— WEB

“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.”

— KJV

“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.”

— ASV

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 147:6 "Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground."
Matthew 23:12 "Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted."
1 Peter 5:6 "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;"
Luke 14:11 "For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”"
James 4:6-7 "But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”Proverbs 3:34"
Job 22:29 "When they cast down, you shall say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person."
Psalms 113:7 "He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;"
Luke 1:52 "He has put down princes from their thrones. And has exalted the lowly."

Commentary

in the sight of the Lord--as continually in the presence of Him who alone is worthy to be exalted: recognizing His presence in all your ways, the truest incentive to humility. The tree, to grow upwards, must strike its roots deep downwards; so man, to be exalted, must have his mind deep-rooted in humility. In Pe1 5:6, it is, Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, namely, in His dealings of Providence: a distinct thought from that here. lift you up--in part in this world, fully in the world to come.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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